diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 71c7e3834..4e8d9324c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/placement-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240404140050-69252e99daaf
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240410220810-833995fece81
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240409214006-1fe1e9980488
-	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0
+	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0
 	github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/v2 v2.6.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240213143201-ec583247a57a
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 224d6c5bd..83a7c038b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240410220810-83
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/swift-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240410220810-833995fece81/go.mod h1:bhh994o69xj+ZkYGMEfxXMgkv/Va28Td+RDTqQqbbLY=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240409214006-1fe1e9980488 h1:TxH7rENG3U2BfZ9fQVjUrcextcnA56Wlet6u7LpBl9M=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/telemetry-operator/api v0.3.1-0.20240409214006-1fe1e9980488/go.mod h1:kiWsWO2Ue5w64gME1qbbdns/RdAI5kvR4DwXfM0nUHY=
-github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0 h1:A2YCRhr+6s0k3pRJacnwjh1Ue8BqjIGuQ2jvPg9XCB4=
-github.com/operator-framework/api v0.20.0/go.mod h1:rXPOhrQ6mMeXqCmpDgt1ALoar9ZlHL+Iy5qut9R99a4=
+github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0 h1:89LhqGTLskxpPR4siEaorkF9PY3KLI51S5mFxP6q1G8=
+github.com/operator-framework/api v0.21.0/go.mod h1:3tsDLxXChMY1KgxO5v1CZQogHNQCIMy14YXkXqA5lT4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=